Abernathy v. LaBarge (In Re Abernathy)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
KOGER, Chief Judge.
The debtor, Josephine L. Abernathy, appeals from the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling that she was only entitled to claim one-third of the homestead exemption provided under Missouri law because she was one of three joint tenant owners of the real estate in which she claimed the homestead. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
Factual Background
Ms. Abernathy, a single person, filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on May 2, 2000. She claimed an $8,000 homestead exemption under Mo.Rev.Stat. § 518.475.1 in real property that she co-owns as joint tenants…
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